St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-11-19
THE ENDING OF THE CAMPAIGN.

OF DemOCldtlC government ullutI NIlcIl
a system was fostered through the aus
pieces of which very close coterle had
! run the State Government and dictated
its policy in the name of the DemOcra-
cy.
These Reformers have stated their
case to the people; they have canvassed
the parishes, one 10y one, and spoken to
the Democratic voters of these parishes,
as if man to man they have, as men,
and as Democrats, gone to the people,
and appealed to the fountain source of
all Democratic power.
The issue has been made as only any
true Democratic issue can be made by
direct appeal to the people.
The tried and true and sturdy patriot,
General Francis T. Nichols, is not
afraid to go among the sulfragans and
call for their opinion. He has gone to
these fountain sources and lnaugurated
genuine Democratic canvass, and
called upon those who are opposing to
follow him and abide by the test.
What do we have now from the Nc
Emery faction, that is seeking the ia
vors of these same Democratic sutfra-
gans 2 After long delay the Governor,
for seven years, appeals as if he had
been prosecuted, and with the old Ring
newspaper defenses of his aaministra-
ton comes forward with a pretensc of
calling the whole Democracy of Louisi-
ana around him, and fails i'll his second
effort.
A meeting was heralded at Monroe,
in the parish of OuaChita; invitations
were issued as might lure any good
Democrat. But it turned out WcEnery
meeting in disguise. The second and
third series OF invitations fell fiat, and
this effort at masquerade has fallen
stillborn.
Governor McEncry has not dared to
or confront them as has General Fran
els T. Nichols.
He has not come before the people
to answer the charges that have been
made against him like a man. He has
not met the storm of opposition to him
as his sturdy opponent, conscious of the
right, and able 10 explain every point
of his career.
General Nichols, like a true aspirant
for public honors, has fairly met all the
attacks made upon him, and has dis
cussed them before the people.
Will Governor McEnery do the same I?
Does Governor McEneTy explain the
great Land Contract, by which his bro
Their is possessor Of hundreds of thou
sands of acres of lands to-day for only
nominal service rendered
Does he explain why his friend and
the friend of his brother, the contractor
of these lands, was allowed to put into
the treasury of the State tens of thou
sands of dollars of illegal warrants in
place of the money sent to him to go in
to the fund for building levees in this
State?
Does he explain why he was so dila-
tory in stopping the robbery of the
Levee Drainage Fund of the State
through his brothers contract for one
halt the land alleged to be recovered,
besides large sums of money for ndem-
nifty on lands sold, which money of
right belonged to the people of
this State
Does he deny the appointment of
Witkowski in West Carroll parish, and
the intrusting to him of all the power
which resulted in the damnable and
outrageous wrongs heaped upon that
parish through a vile and ignorant
tool of his system of machine rule. and
which made the people there rise in
mntiny?
Does he deny the choice Of the Esti-
lette Ring appointed to rule the parish
of St. Landry after the Democratic
people according to his executive pledge
had held an election and decided other
wise9
Does he deny that he usurped in the
interests of his Ring rule the wishes of
the people of East Baton Rouge, and
appointed instead of the parties thew
chose at an election those who were
named privately by the governors fol-
lowers?
Does he deny that he has given to
James ID. Houston the patronage of the
great parish of Orleans, and that he
(Houston) has swayed it for his own
purposes, irrespective Of the great body
of 10000 Democrats in this Democratic
stronghold of the State ?
Does he deny that this confiding to
the care of James d. Houston the SUI
pervision of the parish of Orleans has
involved the appointment over the
franchises of this city of a professional
gambler who, however honorable he !
may be personally, yet stands con-
fessed as successor of his brother and |
in the line by dictation from
Houston and has command over our !
franchises 7
Does he deny that he has trampled |
IN the dust the wishes not only of St. |
Landry and East Baton Rouge parishes |
IS expressed by an election of the Dem
,crats of those parishes held under the |
auspices of the Parish Executive Com
nittees, but Of many other parishes
hat similarly exercised their choice ?
Does he deny that he did not in this
manner violate the wishes Of the people
If Winn parish, and in that violation
appointed Will H. Strong as a member
# their police jury, and retained him
here for two years after he knew he
vas defaulter, and by the constitu-
ion incapable of holding office
Does he deny that he signed the bill
living the Penitentiary Gang monop-
ly Of levee building in this State,
which cost the taxpayers a sum by
hutting out competition from free la
'or that would have built the largest
evee in this State
Does he deny that the Penitentiary
ring has paid its dues to the State for
he hire of these convicts in back war
ants, when honest taxpayers had to pay
ash, and that the consideration Of this
ease has also been largely made ND of
epairs to the Penitentiary, which the
onvicts do not occupy, and of such
other than good money
0 the treasury
These and other charges, which are
disseminated, are not fairly met by the
spirant for third term honors in his
avass before the people.